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磨

mó · mo/mò · mo

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Meaning

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mó 磨

  1. to rub
  2. to grind
  3. to polish
  4. to sharpen
  5. to wear down
  6. to die out
  7. to waste time
  8. to pester
  9. to insist

mò 磨

  1. grindstone
  2. to grind
  3. to turn round
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Grinding coffee by hand

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)在(zài)干(gàn)什么(shénme)？声音(shēngyīn)好大(hǎodà)。

    Dengdeng, what are you doing? It is so loud.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)磨(mó)咖啡豆(kāfēidòu)，手(shǒu)磨(mó)的(de)更(gèng)香(xiāng)。

    I am grinding coffee beans. Hand-ground is more fragrant.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)磨(mó)多久(duōjiǔ)了(le)？

    How long have you been grinding?

  4. Dengdeng

    十分钟(shífēnzhōng)了(le)，我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)好累(hǎolèi)。

    Ten minutes. My hands are so tired.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)用(yòng)机器(jīqì)磨(mó)，三十秒(sānshímiǎo)就(jiù)好(hǎo)。

    I use a machine to grind. It takes thirty seconds.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)早(zǎo)说(shuō)，我(wǒ)磨(mó)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)！

    Why did you not say so earlier? I ground for ten minutes!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)菜(cài)刀(dāo)磨(mó)得(de)非(fēi)常(cháng)锋(fēng)利(lì)。

He sharpened the kitchen knife until it was very sharp.

02

别(bié)磨(mó)蹭(ceng)了(le)，我(wǒ)们(men)快(kuài)迟(chí)到(dào)了(le)。

Stop dawdling, we're going to be late.

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